While new Wyoming Coach Craig Bohl's staff has done a tremendous job of recruiting since landing in Laramie last month, credit for the John Jackson commitment on Sunday may actually be due to Cowboy defensive end Eddie Yarbrough.
Jackson, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive end from Tucson, said his time with Yarbrough went a long ways to helping him to picture himself in the Brown and Gold.
"I was talking to my host, Eddie Yarbrough and he is a First Team All-Mountain West guy," Jackson said. "The fact is, he is the guy in the Mountain West Conference tells me he can not only help me to get to that level at Wyoming, but so can the coaches they have at Wyoming."
The Canyon Del Oro Prep was named All-State, All-Southern Arizona First Team, and All-Conference First Team, despite playing defense for just two seasons - he was previously a tight end. Jackson said he ended this season with scholarship offers from San Diego State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Wyoming, Portland State, Montana State, and North Dakota State. He cited his pass rush and his aggressiveness as the two key ingredients to his success.
"Pass rush is my forte," Jackson said. "I've only played defense for two years, but it is something I excel at and you have to be aggressive to play the game of football."
This weekend Jackson said he was impressed by the facilities in Laramie, as well as as the coaching staff, and his time on a snow machine in the Snowy Range. Jackson said about the snowmobile trip, "it was something new to me. It was amazing, but it was new, so I had to take a risk and try it."
After spending time with the coaches, and seeing the facilities, Jackson decided that Wyoming was the place for him.
"I was leaning towards Wyoming before the visit," Jackson said Sunday. "I am in contact with Jordan Stanton. To hear what the program was and to see the changes now, the team is just hungry to win. That is the type of hunger I have too. We all just want to win. I told the coaches I was ready to commit and there were big smiles and handshakes.
"There doesn't seem like there is that much to do in Wyoming - just become a better football player and graduate," he said.
John Jackson
Jackson, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive end from Tucson, said his time with Yarbrough went a long ways to helping him to picture himself in the Brown and Gold.
"I was talking to my host, Eddie Yarbrough and he is a First Team All-Mountain West guy," Jackson said. "The fact is, he is the guy in the Mountain West Conference tells me he can not only help me to get to that level at Wyoming, but so can the coaches they have at Wyoming."
The Canyon Del Oro Prep was named All-State, All-Southern Arizona First Team, and All-Conference First Team, despite playing defense for just two seasons - he was previously a tight end. Jackson said he ended this season with scholarship offers from San Diego State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Wyoming, Portland State, Montana State, and North Dakota State. He cited his pass rush and his aggressiveness as the two key ingredients to his success.
"Pass rush is my forte," Jackson said. "I've only played defense for two years, but it is something I excel at and you have to be aggressive to play the game of football."
This weekend Jackson said he was impressed by the facilities in Laramie, as well as as the coaching staff, and his time on a snow machine in the Snowy Range. Jackson said about the snowmobile trip, "it was something new to me. It was amazing, but it was new, so I had to take a risk and try it."
After spending time with the coaches, and seeing the facilities, Jackson decided that Wyoming was the place for him.
"I was leaning towards Wyoming before the visit," Jackson said Sunday. "I am in contact with Jordan Stanton. To hear what the program was and to see the changes now, the team is just hungry to win. That is the type of hunger I have too. We all just want to win. I told the coaches I was ready to commit and there were big smiles and handshakes.
"There doesn't seem like there is that much to do in Wyoming - just become a better football player and graduate," he said.
John Jackson
